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Legal Ethics 2026

Product ID: CA3987W
Presented By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE

Co-produced with the State Bar Professional Ethics Committee

Untangling the knots

What can you say when you need to withdraw from a case? When does your duty to a former client actually end?

Recent ethics guidance has tackled some of the questions Wisconsin lawyers confront most often—and some of the easiest to get wrong.

At Legal Ethics 2026, Wisconsin ethics practitioners examine major developments affecting attorney conduct, including ABA guidance on confidentiality during withdrawal from representation and continuing duties to former clients and successor counsel. You'll also get up to speed on recent Wisconsin ethics opinions, including EF-26-01 addressing a lawyer's reporting obligations under SCR 20:8.3.

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Pricing

Member $289.00

Non-Member $369.00

Credits

3 CLE, 3 EPR

Date and Time

Thursday, October 01, 20268:30 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Add to Calendar 10/1/2026 8:30:00 AM 10/1/2026 11:15:00 AM America/Chicago Legal Ethics 2026

Co-produced with the State Bar Professional Ethics Committee

Untangling the knots

What can you say when you need to withdraw from a case? When does your duty to a former client actually end?

Recent ethics guidance has tackled some of the questions Wisconsin lawyers confront most often—and some of the easiest to get wrong.

At Legal Ethics 2026, Wisconsin ethics practitioners examine major developments affecting attorney conduct, including ABA guidance on confidentiality during withdrawal from representation and continuing duties to former clients and successor counsel. You'll also get up to speed on recent Wisconsin ethics opinions, including EF-26-01 addressing a lawyer's reporting obligations under SCR 20:8.3.

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Co-produced with the State Bar Professional Ethics Committee

Untangling the knots

What can you say when you need to withdraw from a case? When does your duty to a former client actually end?

Recent ethics guidance has tackled some of the questions Wisconsin lawyers confront most often—and some of the easiest to get wrong.

At Legal Ethics 2026, Wisconsin ethics practitioners examine major developments affecting attorney conduct, including ABA guidance on confidentiality during withdrawal from representation and continuing duties to former clients and successor counsel. You'll also get up to speed on recent Wisconsin ethics opinions, including EF-26-01 addressing a lawyer's reporting obligations under SCR 20:8.3.

Read More ↓

Sponsored By

Interested in sponsoring this program? Find out more.

Program Chairs & Presenters:

Dean R. Dietrich
Weld Riley S.C. Wausau

Sarah E. Peterson
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison

Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison

Presenters:

Ben K. Kempinen
University of Wisconsin Law School
Madison

Stacie H. Rosenzweig
Halling & Cayo S.C.
Milwaukee

8:30 AM  2026 Ethics Updates

  • Review ABA Formal Opinion 519—Disclosure of Information Relating to the Representation in a Motion to Withdraw, SCR 20:1.6 and SCR 20:1.16(a) and (b)
  • Discuss ABA Formal Opinion 520—A Lawyer's Obligation to Convey Information to a Former Client or Successor Counsel, SCR 20:1.4 and SCR 20:1.16(d)

Moderator: Dean R. Dietrich
Panelists: Ben K. Kempinen, Sarah E. Peterson, Timothy J. Pierce,
Stacie H. Rosenzweig

9:45 AM  Break

10:00 AM 2026 Ethics Updates, continued

  • Review recent Wisconsin formal ethics opinions, including EF-26-01—A Lawyer's Duty Under SCR 20:8.3
  • And more

11:15 AM Program Concludes

  • Review recent Wisconsin ethics guidance, including EF-26-01, and understand a lawyer's reporting obligations under SCR 20:8.3
  • Identify what information may (and may not) be disclosed when filing a motion to withdraw
  • Apply practical standards for responding to requests from former clients and successor counsel while protecting client interests
  • Recognize common ethics pitfalls and implement best practices for complying with Wisconsin's professional conduct rules
  • All lawyers licensed in Wisconsin
  • Paralegals
  • Legal staff

Book Bonus!

Wisconsin Ethics Opinions
Save 25% on the Wisconsin Ethics Opinions.* This comprehensive collection of formal ethics opinions helps Wisconsin attorneys better understand and apply the Rules of Professional Conduct in everyday practice. Use discount code CA3987 when you order online or by calling (800) 728-7788.

*Discount applies to both print and digital Books Unbound® editions of this title and cannot be applied to previous purchases. Offer valid through 12/31/27. For Books Unbound users, discount may be applied to purchase of individual Books Unbound title only and may not be used on the purchase of libraries. Discount cannot be combined with any other offers.

Program Chairs & Presenters:

Dean R. Dietrich
Weld Riley S.C. Wausau

Sarah E. Peterson
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison

Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison

Presenters:

Ben K. Kempinen
University of Wisconsin Law School
Madison

Stacie H. Rosenzweig
Halling & Cayo S.C.
Milwaukee

8:30 AM  2026 Ethics Updates

  • Review ABA Formal Opinion 519—Disclosure of Information Relating to the Representation in a Motion to Withdraw, SCR 20:1.6 and SCR 20:1.16(a) and (b)
  • Discuss ABA Formal Opinion 520—A Lawyer's Obligation to Convey Information to a Former Client or Successor Counsel, SCR 20:1.4 and SCR 20:1.16(d)

Moderator: Dean R. Dietrich
Panelists: Ben K. Kempinen, Sarah E. Peterson, Timothy J. Pierce,
Stacie H. Rosenzweig

9:45 AM  Break

10:00 AM 2026 Ethics Updates, continued

  • Review recent Wisconsin formal ethics opinions, including EF-26-01—A Lawyer's Duty Under SCR 20:8.3
  • And more

11:15 AM Program Concludes

  • Review recent Wisconsin ethics guidance, including EF-26-01, and understand a lawyer's reporting obligations under SCR 20:8.3
  • Identify what information may (and may not) be disclosed when filing a motion to withdraw
  • Apply practical standards for responding to requests from former clients and successor counsel while protecting client interests
  • Recognize common ethics pitfalls and implement best practices for complying with Wisconsin's professional conduct rules
  • All lawyers licensed in Wisconsin
  • Paralegals
  • Legal staff

Book Bonus!

Wisconsin Ethics Opinions
Save 25% on the Wisconsin Ethics Opinions.* This comprehensive collection of formal ethics opinions helps Wisconsin attorneys better understand and apply the Rules of Professional Conduct in everyday practice. Use discount code CA3987 when you order online or by calling (800) 728-7788.

*Discount applies to both print and digital Books Unbound® editions of this title and cannot be applied to previous purchases. Offer valid through 12/31/27. For Books Unbound users, discount may be applied to purchase of individual Books Unbound title only and may not be used on the purchase of libraries. Discount cannot be combined with any other offers.

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